Tuesday: Working for Jesus 5

He will not forget your work!

Good Tuesday Morning, my dear brothers and sisters ... busy day ahead. Tuesday is schools day and after all these years, God has touched my heart and told me I need to add and to be sure we are praying for Sunday schools. So please as we pray we want to pray for all schools, public, private, church related and also Sunday schools and Vacation Bible Schools. Please pray for all Vacation Bible Schools that are going on right now, including Glenvale Church of God.
Prayers today for the Saylor family. This is Don's day in surgery, he is to be on the table at noon ... please include him in your lunch prayers. Also pray for the family of Donald, Sandy and Jeremy, as this family needs prayer. Also 16 year old Jordan who we had been praying for to be healed of bone cancer has been called home. Jordan had a five year fight with this cancer. Please pray for his family.

Working for Jesus 5: Hebrews 6: 10 - God is not unjust; He will not forget your work and the love you have shown His as you have helped His people and continue to help them. (NIV)

As I wrap up this series on working for Jesus, I want to point this out ... Jesus will not forget your work! We might think some days we are laboring for not, but let me tell you that when you labor for the Lord, it is a labor of love, or it is for me anyway, and He will remember this. Also not that it is not just your work telling others the good news, but when you help His people ... His people? You know, our brothers and sisters in Christ. And today as I place Sunday schools and Vacation Bible Schools on the prayer list, I think of all those workers for Jesus. Even to this day I have some fond memories of Sunday school and also that Vacation Bible School. I can remember as a child, back when those streets were (all together now) still dirt, and my mamma would make me and I did say make me go to Vacation Bible School, and I hated those short pants she made me wear. Mamma, I just got out of school and now another two weeks. Daniel, get moving. And when my mamma called me Daniel, I got moving, for I was her dear, dear Danny (I was so cute), I know, that changed. But I remember the songs like ...

"Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world, red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in His sight, Jesus loves the children of the world."

I learned about Jesus, and learned to sing those songs and not too many years ago, I got to help with Vacation Bible School and teach those songs to others, and I also got to cook - and I love to cook. Brothers and sisters, there are so many ways to work for Jesus, and also so many ways to put Him into your daily living so people can see Jesus in you even if you work at a place where you cannot really speak out for Jesus. Did you notice that in America, when freedom of speech is limited, it most often is the followers of Jesus that people try to shut up. If I was a betting man, I would bet you that you could make two tee shirts, both with the rainbow on it, on one put two men or two women kissing (that makes me sick) on the other put the Ark with animals going in two by two and one would be banned in public places ... do you know which one would be banned? Right, no Ark in public please.

Now one last thing and I will lose a few on this one - someone will drop off the line, and I will be asking God to give me more on this. Your church will never get you into heaven, only Jesus can do that. If you go to a GOOD church that teaches and preaches the FULL TRUTH about Jesus, it is a good learning place. BUT COULD YOUR CHURCH help keep you out of Heaven? I want you to think about it. ARE YOU SITTING IN A CHURCH AND SUPPORTING THE CHURCH WITH YOUR DOLLARS and they are one that is supporting abortion, supporting gay marriages, and not following the true and complete words? If you are supporting this, if your dollars are going to teach people this, I feel you will be held accountable for it. I know that we who pastor will be held accountable about what we teach and preach. I for sure do not want any part of leading someone down the wrong trail. Oh yes, I sin, as we all do, and I, like you, have been forgiven (if you ask, I have asked) but leading someone down the wrong trail or helping to pay for it ... ouch.

Dear Father in Heaven, praise You Jesus, thank You Jesus, I don't want to ask for a thing in this prayer Jesus, I just want to praise You and thank You for all things. I want to thank You for that glass of chocolate milk I just finished, I want to thank You for that last breath of air I took in and the next one you give me. I want to thank You for this computer, and for all other things today ... Thank You Lord. In Jesus' name I want to give back to You today instead of always asking. Amen.

Now go forth, praying, and working for Jesus and yes, sharing your blessings ... love ya, dan.